Biographical Realm
According to Stanislav Grof, the Biological Realm is one of three Dimensions of the Psyche (a.k.a. Realms of the Psyche) within which is stored information and experiences and through which an individual must pass as they heal trauma,[1] and reintegrate
their Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego.
Related LP Terms
Biographical Realm > Connection, Fabric of Consciousness, Facet of Consciousness
Related Terms
Biographical Realm > COEX Systems
Grof's Dimensions of the Psyche
Dimensions of the Psyche > Biographical Realm, Perinatal Realm, Transpersonal Realm
Notes
Grof recommends exploring this realm via Holotropic States (i.e., Connection). He also notes that Verbal Psychotherapy is completely ineffective as a method for approaching and resolving damaging traumas[2] the Physical Unit might have experienced while existing with the toxic Regime of Accumulation
Grof notes that reliving the traumas and finding full emotional release is an essential precursor to healing and integration. [3]
Grof identifies standard emotional and psychological traumas, as well as physical traumas (operations, accidents, children's disease) as key areas for expression and resolution.[4]
Groff notes that "emotionally relevant memories are not stored in the unconscious as a mosaic of isolated imprints, but in the form of complex dynamic constellations...called COEX Systems.”[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Grof, Stanislav. Realms of the Unconscious: Observations from LSD Research. New York: Viking Press, 1976.
- ↑ “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.
- ↑ “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.
- ↑ “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.
- ↑ “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36.p. 10. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.
